by Ross Cann | Jun 23, 2022 | Articles
Ⓒ Nick Mele Newport has been considered a summer resort destination since the time of the American Revolution. Its easy accessibility to the sea has made it an ideal place for the well-to-do to escape the heat of summer in time before the invention of air...
by Ross Cann | Jun 16, 2022 | Articles
Samuel Tilton House (McKim, Mead and White, 1881) Each semester I am invited to teach a class in the “Circle of Scholars” continuing education program at Salve Regina University, located here in Newport Rhode Island. This is a program that Salve created to...
by Ross Cann | Jun 8, 2022 | Articles
In the 1870’s the United States was undergoing a massive change. The country was expanding westward following the completion of the Civil War and the economy was booming as a result. This in turn lead to the creation of massive industrial fortunes. In urban centers...
by Ross Cann | May 18, 2022 | Articles
When A4 Architecture began the design process for the first flagship store for Gill Marine North America, our challenge was to try to capture both the innovation of the company’s technologic approach to apparel but also the longstanding tradition of yachting which...
by Ross Cann | May 11, 2022 | Articles
Rhode Island is perhaps most noted for being geographically the smallest state in the union. It is 1214 square miles (sm) in size with 1055 sm of land and 169 sm of water. The state has over 400 miles of coastline and thereby earns its nickname “The Ocean State” for...
